Joshua Bigelow
1653 - 1745 (91 years)-
Name Joshua Bigelow [1] Born 5 Nov 1653 Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts 
[2, 3] Gender Male Died 21 Feb 1745 Westminster, Worcester County, Massachusetts [4] Buried Unknown Person ID I617 Gage and Shook Families Last Modified 5 Dec 2022
Father John Bigelow, b. 16 Feb 1617, Wrentham, Waveney District, Suffolk, England , d. 14 Jul 1703, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 86 years) Mother Mary Warren, b. 1624, Wrentham, Waveney District, Suffolk, England , d. 19 Oct 1691, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 67 years) Married 30 Aug 1642 Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts [2, 3, 5] - This is the earliest marriage found in town records. [2]
Family ID F257 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Elizabeth Flagg, b. 22 Mar 1655, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts , d. 9 Aug 1729, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 74 years) Married 20 Oct 1676 [3] Children 1. Lieut. John Bigelow, b. 20 Dec 1681, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts , d. 8 Mar 1770, Colchester, New London County, Connecticut (Age 88 years)Last Modified 5 Dec 2022 Family ID F290 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 5 Nov 1653 - Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts 
Died - 21 Feb 1745 - Westminster, Worcester County, Massachusetts = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - Joshua Bigelow was the son of John Bigelow and Mary Warren. He was born in Watertown, Massachusetts, on November 5, 1655. When the War with King Philip broke out, he enlisted in the forces of Governor Winslow, and was in the memorable Swamp Fight, December 19, 1675, where he was wounded. He received, therefore, a grant of land in Worcester, as well as his Narraganset (Westminister) grant. He was in the Company to whom Narraganset number 2 was assigned, and drew lot number 12.
He married in Watertown, October 20, 1676, Elizabeth Flagg, daughter of Thomas and Mary Flagg, who was born in Watertown on March 22, 1655. Joshua & Elizabeth were the parents of at least eleven children. Sometime after 1705, they moved from Watertown to Worcester, where they lived for many years. Elizabeth died there on August 9, 1729. In June, 1742 at the age of 86, Joshua took up residence in Westminister with his son Eliezer. He was the only Narraganset soldier who ever became an actual resident of Westminister.
Joshua died on February 21, 1745 in Westminister. It is claimed that he was the first adult person to die in Westminister, after a residence of 2 years and 8 months. [4]
- Joshua Bigelow was the son of John Bigelow and Mary Warren. He was born in Watertown, Massachusetts, on November 5, 1655. When the War with King Philip broke out, he enlisted in the forces of Governor Winslow, and was in the memorable Swamp Fight, December 19, 1675, where he was wounded. He received, therefore, a grant of land in Worcester, as well as his Narraganset (Westminister) grant. He was in the Company to whom Narraganset number 2 was assigned, and drew lot number 12.
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Sources - [S78] Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts. https://archive.org/details/genealogiesoffam00bond, Bond, Henry, 29.
- [S78] Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts. https://archive.org/details/genealogiesoffam00bond, Bond, Henry.
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- [S77] Genealogy of the Bigelow family in America. https://archive.org/details/genealogyofbigel01howe/page/n11/mode/2up, Gilman Bigelow Howe, (C. Hamilton, Worcester, Mass, 1890).
- [S78] Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts. https://archive.org/details/genealogiesoffam00bond, Bond, Henry, 29.